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Module 5. Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. The subject doesnt matter. Who did it doesnt matter. Just the action.. The Agent (doer.

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1 Module 5

2 Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. The subject doesnt matter. Who did it doesnt matter. Just the action.. The Agent (doer of the verb)

3 Someone stole my purse. (active) My purse was stolen. (passive) In the second sentence, we can see that the subject doesnt matter. Just, that the purse was stolen.

4 Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle (3rd column of irregular verbs)irregular verbs Quick PPT

5 We use by The Chinese invented paper money. Paper money was invented by the Chinese.

6 He opens the door. - We set the table. - She pays a lot of money. - I draw a picture. - They wear blue shoes. - They don't help you. - He doesn't open the book. - You do not write the letter. -

7 He opens the door. - The door is opened by him We set the table. - The table is set by us. She pays a lot of money. - A lot of money is paid by her. I draw a picture. - The picture is drawn by her. They wear blue shoes. - The blue shoes are worn by them. They don't help you. - You arent helped by them. He doesn't open the book. - The book isnt opened by him. You do not write the letter. - The letter is not written by you.

8 He opens the door. - We set the table. - She pays a lot of money. - I draw a picture. - They wear blue shoes. - They don't help you. - He doesn't open the book. - You do not write the letter. -

9 He opened the door. - The door was opened by him We set the table. - The table was set by us. She paid a lot of money. - A lot of money was paid by her. I drew a picture. - The picture was drawn by her. They wore blue shoes. - The blue shoes were worn by her. They didn't help you. - You werent helped by them. He didnt open the book. - The book wasnt opened by him. You did not write the letter. - The letter was not written by you.

10 Intransitive (no object) Arrive Happen Come Fall Crash Example: He was arrived late. State Verbs Consist Belong Have Seem Be Depend Exist Example: The Baltic States consist are consisted of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.

11 P. 134 Ex 1

12 Some verbs have two objects, indirect and direct. They gave Jane first prize. Subject + verb + indirect object+ direct object

13 Jane was given first prize Or First prize was given to Jane. Exercise 6 p. 135


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